Prée-d'Anjou
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Mayenne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Gontier | |
| Canton | Château-Gontier | |
| Community association | Pays de Château-Gontier | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 45-94 m | |
| surface | 42.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,421 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 53200 | |
| INSEE code | 53124 | |
Prée-d'Anjou is a French commune with 1,421 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier and the canton of Château-Gontier .
Geographical location
Prée-d'Anjou is located about 30 kilometers south-southwest of Laval . Prée-d'Anjou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Simplé in the north, Marigné-Peuton in the north and north-east, Château-Gontier in the east, Chemazé in the east and south-east, Segré-en-Anjou Bleu in the south, and Saint-Quentin-les-Anges in the south-west, Mée in the west and south-west, Pommerieux in the west and Denazé in the north-west.
history
On January 1, 2018, the municipality was formed as Commune nouvelle from the previously independent municipalities of Ampoigné and Laigné .
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampoigné | 53004 | 21.12 | 570 |
| Laigné (administrative headquarters) | 53124 | 21.54 | 851 |
Attractions
Ampoigné
- John the Baptist Church
- Ampoigné Castle (also La Cour Castle ), proven to be a manor as early as the 11th century, former gold mine on the castle grounds, Monument historique
- La Chevrollière Castle
Laigné
- Romanesque Martin von Vertou Church , Monument historique
- La Rouaudière chapel from 1747
- La Teillais house from the 18th century, a historic monument since 1990
- Fontenelle mansion from the 17th century, a historic monument since 1964
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church
La Cour Castle
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